Cenchrus violaceus (Lam.) Morrone

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-1.2m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food fuel gene source material medicinal poison social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cenchrus violaceus world distribution map, present in Benin, Brazil, Central African Republic, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, and Chad

Conservation status

Cenchrus violaceus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77106069-1
WFO ID wfo-0000917267
COL ID S5LT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Chasea violacea Pennisetum cognatum Pennisetum fallax Pennisetum mollissimum Pennisetum ochrops Pennisetum ramosissimum Pennisetum rogeri Cenchrus violaceus Pennisetum darfuricum Panicum violaceum Pennisetum chudeaui Pennisetum molle Pennisetum subeglume Pennisetum versicolor Cenchrus rogeri Pennisetum americanum subsp. monodii Pennisetum spicatum var. fallax